PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Paralympic pins in the colours gold, silver and bronze

All proud Paralympians from Sochi 2014 onwards will receive specially designed pins from the International Paralympic Committee to recognise their achievements.

Veronika Vadovicova and Natascha Hiltrop

In what will be the biggest IPC Shooting World Championships in history, Suhl 2014 will welcome 13 countries for the first time.

A number of Paralympic footballers have made their predictions as the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup reaches the last 16.

A number of Paralympic footballers have made their predictions as the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup reaches the last 16.

Swansea 2014 medal unveiling

Stunning gold, silver and bronze medals by designer Chris Fox are unveiled to mark 50 days to go until the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships on Sunday (29 June).

Women in hand-bike racing on a road

Justine Asher, one of the first Paralympic hand-cyclists from South Africa, hopes her success inspires others to achieve their dreams.

An ice sledge hockey player skates up to his teammate to celebrate.

Sweeney, ice sledge hockey gold medallist from the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, will be honoured for his service to the military.

Amy Purdy

American Paralympic snowboarder Purdy will feature alongside other athletes in ESPN The Magazine’s The Body Issue, which looks to celebrate true athletic form.

Germany's women's wheelchair basketball team

Germany, Canada, the Netherlands and the USA are through to the semi-finals with victory on day six of the 2014 Women’s World Wheelchair Basketball Championships.

Six men in training suits standing in a row, waving and celebrating

Hosts Finland’s men will be looking to add the World Championships gold to their Paralympic title, whilst Japan’s women will challenge China once more.

Logo of the International Paralympic Committee

Following approval from the IPC Governing Board at its June meeting in Bonn, Germany, the membership composition for a number of IPC Standing Committees have been announced.